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New report: how companies are making most of new emissions regulations
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| 21/7/2010 |
| Before you invest time and money
proceeding with a carbon reduction plan, find out what information the
UK Government now demands from your company in Ethical Corporation's new
report "Corporate
perspectives on 'CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme' " |
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New Model for KPIs Unveiled
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| 21/7/2010 |
| A model system for developing key
performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to mandatory sustainability
reporting has been put forward in a new research report |
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GE releases Annual Citizenship Report
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| 19/7/2010 |
| GE today released its sixth annual
Citizenship Report, entitled Renewing Responsibilities |
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Volvo Announces Three-Point Plan to Help the Car Industry Improve UK Air Quality
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| 19/7/2010 |
| Volvo Car UK has launched a three-point plan aimed at providing all
motorists with a broader range of emissions information when they buy
their next car - irrespective of marque - to help combat the UK's rising
problem of poor air quality. |
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Met recycles vegetable oil to power delivery vehicles.
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| 19/7/2010 |
| Out of the frying pan into the Met’s tyres; in a slick operation the MPS
are recycling waste vegetable oil to power the vehicles which deliver
their groceries. |
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Nexen Inc. publishes its 2009 Sustainability Report
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| 15/7/2010 |
| Nexen Inc., a Canadian-based global
energy company, has released its 2009 Sustainability Report, titled
“Responsible Energy Development. |
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Report shows savings convince businesses to dive into water stewardship
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| 14/7/2010 |
| Ethical Corporation's new report 'Unlocking
the Profit in Water Savings, 2nd Edition' reveals how leading
companies have designed their water management strategy, and how water
security helps business flow smoothly. |
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InterfaceFLOR Declared a National Example of Excellence at Business in the Community Awards
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| 7/7/2010 |
| InterfaceFLOR, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
carpet tiles has been named the national Example of Excellence by
Business in the Community, in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Climate
Change Award in association with the Mayday Journey. |
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CSE Joins the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit Pushing the Envelope of Global Business
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| 6/7/2010 |
| The United Nations Global Compact hosted its tri-annual Leaders’ Summit
in New York, USA on June 24th. Chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon, the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit brought together more
than 1,000 selected leaders from all sectors to enhance the role of
responsible business and investment. |
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Sponsors announced for third annual National Ethical Investment Week
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| 5/7/2010 |
| The Co-operative Financial Services and Ecclesiastical Investment
Management are today named as sponsors of the third National Ethical
Investment Week (NEIW). Organised by UKSIF, the sustainable investment
and finance association, NEIW 2010 will be held 7-13 November. NEIW will
feature a series of events and other activities across the country to
raise awareness of green and ethical investing. |
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Mint Gains Gold Standard In Social Responsibility
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| 1/7/2010 |
| The Royal Mint today announced that it has become the first mint in the
world to be awarded accreditation to Social Accountability 8000
(SA8000), the international standard designed to ensure safe working
conditions, fair management practices and protection of workers' rights.
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Bacs complements CSR strategy with support for National Trust
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| 0/7/2010 |
Bacs Payment Schemes Ltd (Bacs), the organisation behind the Direct
Debit and Bacs Direct Credit payments schemes, has added further weight
to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme by joining the
National Trust Corporate Supporters Scheme for 2010/2011.
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InterfaceFLOR's new era in sustainability reporting: full product transparency
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| 29/6/2010 |
| InterfaceFLOR has announced moves
towards full product transparency and has achieved a European first with
an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for carpet tiles |
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Lancaster firm wins Middle Eastern promise
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| 24/6/2010 |
| Lancaster-based recycling firm ShP Limited has signed a multi-million
pound deal to offer the first ever mobile phone recycling service to the
Middle East. |
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STMicroelectronics publishes its 13th CR Report
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| 24/6/2010 |
| STMicroelectronics has published its
13th Corporate Responsibility Report, for 2009. The report illustrates how ST
creates value for its stakeholders through its culture of Sustainable
Excellence and presents its 2009 performance versus high-level
objectives, including its Environmental and Health & Safety
Decalogue. |
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France Telecom - Orange publish their 2009 CSR report
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| 24/6/2010 |
| The France Telecom-Orange Group has
published its 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility report. This report
shows how the Group has strengthened its CSR strategy, building on what
has already been achieved over the last 15 years. The document sets out
the roadmaps and actions taken in 2009 to better serve customers,
employees and society as a whole. |
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Two Tomorrows Helps Electricity Companies Secure Green Energy Supply Certification
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| 23/6/2010 |
| UK electricity suppliers EDF Energy, npower and Scottish Power have all
secured verification of their renewable energy products under the Green
Energy Supply Certification Scheme with help from sustainability
consultancy Two Tomorrows. |
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Danisco publishes sustainability report
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| 23/6/2010 |
| Danisco has released its ninth annual
sustainability report. The
report, which marks a significant transformation of Danisco's
sustainability strategy, highlights the company's achievements in 2009 |
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Entry Deadline Extended for the 2010 RSPCA Good Business Awards
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| 23/6/2010 |
The RSPCA seeks to reward businesses setting the standard for animal
welfare
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Freeport-McMoRan announce Sustainable Development report
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| 22/6/2010 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
announces its 2009 Working Toward Sustainable Development report. This
report is in accordance with the GRI G3 reporting guidelines. |
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Accenture release findings of largest CEO study on corporate sustainability
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| 22/6/2010 |
An
overwhelming majority of corporate CEOs - 93 per cent - say that
sustainability will be critical to the future success of their
companies, in spite of the recent economic downturn. Furthermore,
CEOs believe that, within a decade, a tipping point could be reached
that fully meshes sustainability with core business. These are
two of the key findings of a survey of 766 CEOs around the globe - the
largest such research study of CEOs ever conducted on the topic of
sustainability - released today by the United Nations Global Compact and
Accenture.
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Nidar commits to sustainably sourced UTZ CERTIFIED cocoa
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| 22/6/2010 |
Nidar, one of the leading manufacturers of chocolates to the Norwegian
marketplace, has committed to UTZ CERTIFIED cocoa for their products.
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PUMA gains Reaccreditation by the Fair Labor Association
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| 22/6/2010 |
| Strictly no child labor, harassment or abuse in PUMA’s suppliers’
factories Fair Labor Association verifies that international labor
standards are upheld in PUMA’s supply chain |
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Sulzer publishes its Sustainability Report 2009
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| 21/6/2010 |
| The Swiss multinational engineering
company Sulzer has released its Sustainability Report 2009 |
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